Resistance Exercise Pressor and Neural Responses in Older Women Clinical Trial
Official title:
BLOOD PRESSURE REACTIVITY TO MENTAL STRESS IS ATTENUATED FOLLOWING RESISTANCE EXERCISE IN ELDERLY HYPERTENSIVE WOMEN
Verified date | December 2016 |
Source | University of Brasilia |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | Brazil: Ethics Committee |
Study type | Interventional |
The purpose of this study is to determine and compare the effects of two sessions of resistance exercise in blood pressure reactivity to a mental stress test in older hypertensive women.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 10 |
Est. completion date | May 2015 |
Est. primary completion date | May 2015 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Female |
Age group | 60 Years to 90 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria:older hypertensive women - Exclusion Criteria:subjects taking hormonal therapy; those with a history of metabolic, neurologic, or cardiovascular diseases other than HTN, those with a history of cardiovascular events; subjects with physical limitations; those with non-treated HTN; obesity (BMI = 30.0); and subjects taking adrenergic inhibitors or non-dihydropyridinic calcium channel blockers. |
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label
Country | Name | City | State |
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n/a |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of Brasilia | Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico |
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Blood pressure reactivity to mental stress | 6 months | Yes |